Ducks
Don’t duck the details
By January, ducks have been around the area for a while and know every place they can be safe and where they shouldn’t go.[…]
Ducks
Features
2022-23 Louisiana public land waterfowl preview
Louisiana’s WMAs across the state offer first-rate duck hunting success if the ducks funnel down the Mississippi Flyway.[…]
Newsletters
Early waterfowl numbers vary across the state
Despite an initial low count, habitat conditions inside and outside of our state tend to favor Louisiana waterfowl hunters.[…]
Ducks
Improving pintail populations
Georgina Eccles’s pintail study will hopefully give waterfowl experts the insight to help give a boost to future pintail populations.[…]
Ducks
Duck Crackling Biscuits
In this segment of Sportsman TV, Chef Nathan Richard of Cuvée Wine Bar and Bistro shows us how to make Duck Crackling Biscuits.[…]
Columns
Wild game lettuce wraps
This dish was created for those that might normally shy away from wild game. There is nothing gamey about these delicious lettuce wraps.[…]
Deer Hunting
Grey Man Tactical Hunting Rack
Transporting and keeping your hunting gear organized and ready for use has never been more convenient with the Seatback Hunting Gun Rack.[…]
Columns
Duck hunter Monopoly. Pay $200 and go directly to jail
Duck hunting rules and regulations are flustering. It takes a mathematician just to interpret legal shooting hours.[…]
Columns
Dogs mastering “blind retrieve”
One of the metrics of a great dog is the “blind retrieve.” There will be times when a hunting dog won’t see a bird fall.[…]
Features
Mottled ducks live a tough life
Mottled ducks have been in steady decline over the last 50 years with hunting limits reduced to just one bird per day in Louisiana.[…]
Ducks
2022 U.S. State of the Birds report reveals widespread losses of birds in all habitats – except wetlands
In 50 years, birds have increased in wetlands, a singular exception that shows the way forward for saving birds and benefiting people.[…]
Ducks
LDWF to hold wood duck hunting seminar in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a wood duck hunting seminar for beginners in Baton Rouge on Nov. 5.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: The meat haul continues
Blake Ittmann shares a family recipe, Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois smokes ducks, and the crew heads out on a wild boar hunt.[…]
Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: In a camp down by the river
The Duck Camp Dinners crew heads down river to Venice, La., where they prepare for their first duck hunt in the delta.[…]
Columns
Effective waterfowl retrievers must be rock steady to do the job
Training with a group means your hunting dog gets plenty of repetition on longer and multiple marks. It also gives you insight from others.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Wood Duck
The wood duck is one of the most colorful ducks in the U.S. and is second only to the mallard duck for popularity among waterfowl hunters.[…]